Re: Question about opportunities for Americans outside the US

From: John Blackley <jblackley(at)sysmatrix.net>
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003 - 14:27:58 EDT

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Mouse,

first off, the Iraq question: The political situation in Iraq right now is such that not many companies are rushing to invest in IT infrastructure. Added to that, Iraqis are well-educated people with a very large community of professionals. The bottom line? It'll be a while (years) before non-  companies are looking for help in Iraq.

As for the other question (companies willing to sponsor Americans to work abroad), there is a question of economics. If a non-American company is looking for resources, they will first look to resources within their own national boundaries - they don't have to involve themselves with work permit bureaucracy. If they are looking for resources to work outside their national boundaries you stand a better chance but, once again, most companies will look first at their fellow nationals because they are a known quantity to the hiring company.

This sounds discouraging, I know, but keep looking. Having said all of the above, companies do hire extra-nationals, particularly for areas where skills are in short supply. Received on Wed Jul 30 00:45:32 2003